THE FUTILITY OF FIGHTING SPIRITUAL BATTLES WITH NATURAL WEAPONS

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Many people will not read, study or respond to these posts. They will casually engage the audio summary and deem that to be sufficient. Although simply listening helps, there is so much more. This is one part of a larger struggle we face. Although none of what we write is etched in stone the foundation from which we derive this content is. Although we strive to present accurate and concise information our humanity leaves us fallible. We ask that our readers indulge us and concentrate on the spirit in which it is delivered rather than the letter of the correspondence.   

BRINGING A KNIFE TO A GUN FIGHT GENERALLY PROVES TO BE AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY. THIS IS HOW WE ARE FIGHTING TOO MANY BATTLES!  MANY OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE TODAY ARE BEING MET WITH THE WRONG WEAPONS AND TOOLS. THE STRATEGY USED BY OUR COMMON ENEMY IS TO KEEP US FROM RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE A PART OF, AND CONNECTED TO, ONE ANOTHER.

THIS IS ONE WAY OUR FORMIDABLE ADVERSARY GAINS GROUND. OUR FAILURE TO REALIZE THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE PLAYS INTO OUR OPPONENT'S HANDS. MANY OF US ARE STILL IGNORANT AS TO JUST WHO AND WHAT OUR FOE IS. MANKIND IS IN A WAR! THE ORIGINAL BATTLE WAS NEVER AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. WE BATTLE AGAINST DIVISIVE SPIRITS. THIS DECEPTION, (TEMPTATION) HAS CAUSED US TO FIGHT AGAINST OUR OWN BEST INTERESTS. SPIRITUALLY, WE ARE INEXTRICABLY INTERRELATED WITHIN THE REALMS WE ALL EXCHANGE, EXIST AND FUNCTION IN. WE ALL OPERATE IN A PHYSICAL REALM OF TACTILE AND VISUAL THINGS. this PHYSICAL realm IS ENVELOPED WITHIN AN INVISIBLE, MENTAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL REALM OF INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT. BOTH OF THESE REALMS ARE ENCOMPASSED BY A SPIRITUAL REALM. THE SOUL, OUR CONTROL CENTER, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN OUR SPIRIT AND ANY SPIRITS INFLUENCING US WITHIN THESE REALMS. THIS IS HOW THE INSURRECTION BEGAN; THE REVOLT ORIGINATED WITHIN THE SPIRIT REALM! ALTHOUGH EACH REALM CAN BE DESCRIBED SEPARATELY AND DISTINCTLY, THEY ALL INTERCONNECT.

AS A PLANET, WE "SUFFER JOINTLY" BY "FUNCTIONING INDIVIDUALLY," JUST LIKE AN ENTIRE BODY MALFUNCTIONING DUE TO A CONNECTIVE-TISSUE-DISORDER oR A WORLD SUFFERING FROM THE PERILS OF GLOBAL WARMING.
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SPIRITUAL SIGHT IS CALLED "INSIGHT." IT CONTAINS NO TANGIBLE VISIBLE PROPERTIES. WHAT WE "THINK" WE PERCEIVE TO BE SPIRIT, FROM A NATURAL PERSPECTIVE, MAY BE ILLUSIONARY. WE CANNOT DISCERN MOST SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS USING OUR NATURAL SENSES AND VISION. CLARITY IN THIS ARENA ONLY COMES WHEN WE WALK IN SPIRIT BY FAITH RATHER THEN BY SIGHT. WITHOUT SPIRITUAL "INSIGHT" WE WILL OVERLOOK, REMAIN BLIND OR FAIL TO CONNECT THE DOTS BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL REALMS. WITHOUT THIS LEVEL OF VISION WE CANNOT SEE THE MALADIES THESE SPIRITUAL STATES ARE AFFLICTING US WITH.

let's "face" what we see a "rabbit" a "bird" a "CHALLIS" a "tree"

in THE SPIRITUAL REAlm things that "are," MAY not originate from things that "appear!"

Recognizing the type of enemy we face and the type of battle we are in is paramount. Most of the time The "DEVIL" does not attack us directly; the devil uses instruments like diseases, conflicts and relationships with other humans to fight us. If we are not aware of, or fail to use the weapons provided to us, we will most certainly fall prey to spiritual wiles. SPIRITS DO NOT CARE ANYTHING ABOUT OUR FEELINGS. Spirits behave as if they are conducting an orchestra. They are master manipulators of our emotions and perceptions. How we believe, feel, intend, perceive, project and think hold little water in the spiritual realm. The illusion of our everyday intentions and ingrained beliefs naturally lead us to trust in the logic of our thinking. While it may appear that our thoughts and feelings are logical, practical and reasonable, our responses may be counterproductive. The most formidable weapon used against mankind is his ignorance of the spiritual kingdom he  interoperates within. We are too busy fighting against one another to recognize the real enemy! This is one of the reasons why so many politicians rather condemn their opponent's achievements or debase their opponent's character than promote their own agenda. Many of us are simply disingenuous. When the FBI was spying upon Dr. Martin Luther King there were no cries to defund the FBI. When the unrest over the Killing of George Floyd gripped the country some people wanted to defund the police. Now that the FBI has raided the former president's estate, some want to defund the FBI. How do we deal with these disparities? We need to stand "united" against an enemy who's main tactic is to divide us. Once we decipher and understand the forces behind where, what and who influences us and seeks to control our destiny, we can begin fighting them. The deeper, harder and longer we fight against a known enemy the more aware we should become. There are different devils at different levels to be faced. We cannot deal with "ANYTHING" that we do not acknowledge. We cannot determine our own "future" without having a goal. We cannot hope to gain a "PROPER PERSPECTIVE" without being presented with balanced and unbiased truth. Life and industry is about solving problems, making progress and repairing things worth fixing. Although we continue to invent, advance and resolve issues; we should always find and implement solutions based on "PRIORITIZING NEED". Solutions should always work in harmony with needs. An obligation that requires travelling from one location to another is a need. The solution is transportation. Unfortunately the easiest and simplest solutions are usually first discovered for the least important and mundane needs. Needs seek solutions: but only solutions, not just answers, can resolve needs. We are not FIGHTING on a level playing field. ​Most participants are unaware of the rules of the game. Although needs should always come before desires, the truth is that we tend to deal with and prioritize our lusts and wants first. This is one of the reasons why we must fix ourselves first. How can we even see or try to remove the small speck of dirt lodged in our neighbors eye when we have such a large blinding blood clot in our own eye. In the spiritual realm, cleaning up our own act is a prerequisite for helping others with theirs. Guilt, self-righteousness and selfishness may be why so few "Good Samaritans" thrive today. Guilt will keep us from feeling worthy, self-righteousness will make others unworthy of us and selfishness will allow us to avoid responsibility all together. Selfishness supplants solutions by deceiving us into believing that someone else, somewhere, somehow should see to supplying the sustenance we all should be sharing! Let's not deceive ourselves, without focusing on the real battle we have very little chance of being victorious. The purpose of this post is to enlighten followers and listeners to the wiles of spirits and how they work. 

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MISSPOKEN, MISINTERPRETED AND MISLEADING

Too many of us have our perspectives twisted. This fight is not a sprint or relay. This is a marathon. This gives us plenty of time to train, plenty of opportunities to correct mistakes during the race and plenty of chances to recover by getting our second wind. We cannot fight an enemy we don't know how to face. Our enemy wears many disguises. Most of which we unwittingly provide. The main weapons our adversary uses against us, that we provide, is iniquity and sin. Iniquity is a born in built in condition inherit in mankind. In the spiritual realm iniquity might be seen as a disability not an inability. Iniquity causes us to be predisposed to some built in tendencies to sin. However our free will allows us to resist the propensity to offend. Sin is an all encompassing term that defines missing the mark by transgression omission, ignorance or inheritance(iniquity). Sin is both an act and a condition. Even though we may not want or choose to commit sins our nature is predisposed to falling into sin, due to our condition. Sin is not necessarily the enemy. Sin is simply a measurement. We may not always be aware of sin but we can usually discern its results. Not calling "sin" sin or not dealing with "sin" as sin is the issue. Allowing any spirit to weaponize sin is a mistake. Spirits must be true to their nature and are more honest than we suppose them to be, but the sin that opens doors of awareness to temptations is much more deceitful then we think it to be. Spirits are as wily as sin is deceitful. Every spirit's mission is its agenda. Spirits explicitly represent their particular desires and are willing to cooperate with other spirits to achieve it. For example a "lustful spirit" can work with a "deceptive spirit" to disguise its behaviors. This wolf in sheep's clothing approach is so common that every segment of society uses this analogy in one way or another.  The "nature" of spirit, if such a term exists, is especially unique. Every individual spiritual entity is dedicated to fulfilling its own "appointed" mission. Yes spirits have a calling too! Every action we perform is done so in "spirit." Finding and choosing the best matched spirit to conduct our behaviors in and through is up to us. As a "baby's spirit" grows it reflects that infants attitude. This becomes easier to discern when the baby gets hungry or needs to be changed. Life consists of all kinds of wants, needs, urges, desires and solutions. The spirit (posture) in which we engage our "attitudes of behavior," supply the kind of energy we transmit towards life. When we talk peace but wage war, it looks like tranquility but feels like hostility. Judging a book by its cover is just a start. The true content of a book can only be discerned by carefully reading through it. Making evaluations and/or judgement by appearance should be regarded as considerations not discernment. Anyone who has seen a good magician in action knows that looks can be deceiving. The hand is not quicker then the eye. The eyes just can't see it all. By nature our eyes are urged to catch everything. Urges can be physical, psychological and spiritual. There are differences between irresistible urges and urges that cannot be resisted. We all must deal with a multitude of urges. Our understanding of an urge is indicative of the spirit in which we deal with it. Anger over the urge to move our bowels or urinate represents a wrong attitude towards the entire digestive process. The urge itself is a signal that slowly intensifies when we ignore it. The longer the urge is ignored the more urgent it becomes and the more relief we can anticipate when we fulfill it. Having the wrong attitude about having to relieve ourselves will keep us in a life long struggle with using bathrooms. We can invite or fight urges but we will always have to deal with them. Spirits take advantage of undisciplined urges of all types. Some of the urges we have to sin are built into our nature, others are learned. Also built into our nature are spiritual urges. Our innate desire to be a part of something bigger then OURSELVES is a spiritual urge. This urge comes with a caveat for confessing. We cannot reach spiritual heights without rising above natural limitations. Confession must be an urge too! Confessing is as much about an admission as it is about a solution. Acknowledging a fault, error or transgression is the initial step; but we need more than just a guilty plea. The "word of confession" alone does not resolve the offence. Confession is a two stage act. The resolution that a confession brings is through the acts of forgiveness and repentance simultaneously executed and exchanged. A confession can be described as a combo admission and apology packaged in a spiritual process of repentance. Confessing is one of the quickest doors into the spiritual realm of forgiveness along with prayer. Be not deceived. We are no match for the devils cunning and wits. Too many of us are still dancing with the devil. It looks like a waltz but it is actually headbanging heavy metal.

​The easiest way to make sense out of this post is to engage the right sensors or senses. We can utilize many of our natural senses in spiritual matters but they are limited. Our Natural senses by design detect natural phenomena even if the cause is spiritual. However, spiritual senses developed over time, just as natural ones, can reveal things undetected by our physical faculties. Sensing things spiritually may require no outward expression or behaviors to be manifested. Discernment is much more then feelings, notions or vibes. All spirits have presence. We may not always see, sense, feel or detect them. If we were privy to their presence most of us would be shocked. Spirits are smooth and seductive, unlike the hideous forms depicted in movies. They operate in a realm that we can legally access. Sin allows spirits to infiltrate the habitations of our minds. Spirits can only operate in our realm with our permission. Unfortunately, many of us unwittingly forfeit our authority over spirits and invite them through thoughts, words and behaviors. Our greatest weapons are words, but they must be authoritative and true. Words  traverse realms and form bridges. We generally interact through words. If we really understood the true power of our words we would not waste them. Words are spirit and carry the spirit which formed them. Whether uttered or written words are the most powerful force in the universe. Words formed the worlds.

Sticks and stones can break our bones
but most times they grow back.
A word misspoken can leave us broken
for L I F E and that's a fact.

This is a time for us to move from the sidelines to the front lines, not with futility; but with the ability to fight this SPIRITUAL war with the proper SPIRITUAL weapons.